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Table 3 Dietary intake, BMI and maternal feeding behavior in fussy and non-fussy eaters

From: Toward an operative diagnosis of fussy/picky eating: a latent profile approach in a population-based cohort

 

Fussy eaters N= 148

Non-fussy eaters N= 2862

  

Intake, z-score

Mean (SEM)

Mean (SEM)

t

df

p

Refined grains

.05 (.08)

-.50 (.02)

-1.31

3008

.19

Whole grains

-.20 (.08)

.08 (.02)

3.35

3008

.00

Dairy

-.13 (.08)

.01 (.02)

1.68

3008

.09

Formula

.07 (.08)

-.01 (.02)

-0.88

3008

.38

Pasta/rice/potatoes

-.16 (.08)

-.02 (.02)

1.79

3008

.07

Vegetables (excl. legumes)

-.21 (.08)

-.01 (.02)

2.42

3008

.02

Fruits (excl. juices)

.03 (.08)

.04 (.02)

0.14

3008

.89

Fish/seafood (excl. fishfingers)

-.16 (.08)

.00 (.02)

2.40

169.77

.02

Meat (excl. savory snacks)

-.18 (.08)

.04 (.02)

2.55

3008

.01

Savory snacks

.16 (.07)

.06 (.02)

-2.03

153.69

.04

Confectionary

.15 (.08)

-.04 (.02)

-2.30

3008

.02

Ready-to-eat

.22 (.08)

.01 (.02)

-1.93

156.06

.06

Sugar sweetened beverages

-.05 (.08)

-.01 (.02)

0.53

160.14

.59

Total energy intake (kcal)

1300 (32.3)

1316 (7.3)

0.50

2997

.62

  1. Note: Results of independent sample t-tests (continuous variables) and chi-square tests (categorical variables). SEM = standard error of mean, N = number of observations, df = degrees of freedom, t = t-value, Χ2 = Chi-square-value, p = probability for two-sided tests. Scores were z-standardized to the population of analysis.